ALTHOUGH THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE FRANCINE MAY PROVIDE SOME RELIEF OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS…..DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN KENTUCKY HAVE
DEEPENED DUE TO RECENT HOT AND DRY WEATHER……
ONLY 19-PERCENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE IN A NO DROUGHT AREA……WHICH COMPARES TO 26-PERCENT LAST WEEK AND 57-
PERCENT TWO WEEKS AGO…..
THE AREA CONSIDERED TO BE “ABNORMALLY DRY” CURRENTLY STANDS AT 21-PERCENT….. WHICH IS HALF OF LAST WEEK’S 42-PERCENT…..DUE TO AN EXPANSION
IN MORE SERIOUS DROUGHT STATUS OVER THE PAST SEVEN DAYS…..
MODERATE DROUGHT CONDITIONS ARE 38-PERCENT…..UP FROM 31-PERCENT LAST WEEK…..
AND SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS HAVE EXPANDED FROM POINT-FIVE PERCENT THE LAST TWO WEEKS…..TO 22-PERCENT……
ALLEN COUNTY IS IN THE AREA WITH MODERATE DROUGHT CONDITIONS
